Border Patrol Agent Dies in Line of Duty in Texas
A Border Patrol agent working in Texas died in the line of duty on Wednesday.
A Border Patrol agent working in Texas died in the line of duty on Wednesday.
A Border Patrol horse died in the line of duty following an accident involving a power line in Texas, the agency’s Del Rio Sector announced Wednesday.
One law enforcement officer was killed every five days on average last year, the highest number since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
A supervisory Border Patrol agent has died in the line of duty.
Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega Jr., who was killed while fishing with family in Santa Monica in August 2014, died in the line of duty, a Border Patrol committee has determined.
Of the 51 officers, 46 were killed by guns; four were killed by cars.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Law enforcement is a dangerous job, but fewer police officers were killed in the line of duty last year, according to newly released FBI statistics. The bureau reported 95 cop-related deaths in 2012, compared to 125 a year earlier, Phoenix New Times reports. The officers included in the reports are “duly sworn…